Salamanca weather in May
In May, Salamanca has daytime highs averaging 32 °C, nights around 16 °C, with 5.9 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 31.5°C Average high
- 15.9°C Average low
- 5.9days Wet days
- 35mm Rainfall
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through May
How May develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 May | 31.9 °C | 15.6 °C | 14 % |
| 11–20 May | 31.2 °C | 15.8 °C | 19 % |
| 21–31 May | 31.5 °C | 16.4 °C | 22 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of May (22 % of days) and least likely over days 1–10 (14 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical May | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 99 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 23 of 31 | 74 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 5.9 of 31 | 19 % |
Conditions in May
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 23 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 38 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 10 °C |
| Relative humidity | 44 % |
| Wind speed | 14 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 40 % |
Where Salamanca ranks in May
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in North America in May | 42nd of 50 | 32 °C |
May compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | 28.8 °C | 10 mm | 29 % |
| April | 31.1 °C | 9 mm | 36 % |
| May | 31.5 °C | 35 mm | 40 % |
| June | 28.9 °C | 127 mm | 59 % |
| July | 26.4 °C | 165 mm | 69 % |
See all twelve months for Salamanca
- May is the warmest month in Salamanca.
- It is the 7th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 7th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 5.9 of 31 days — 19 % of the month.
- Nights are about 16 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest May day on record since 1991 reached 38 °C, 6.6 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsMay in Salamanca, answered
How warm is Salamanca in May?
Daily highs average 32 °C and nights fall to about 16 °C, a spread of 16 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes May the 1st warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Salamanca in May?
May averages 35 mm of rain, spread over about 6 of the 31 days — 19 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 40 % of the sky.
How long are the days in May?
Salamanca averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in May. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.